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fetal glucose steal: a standalone construct

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Obstetrics

fetal hyperinsulinemia steepens the maternal-fetal glucose gradient, drawing glucose to the fetus and masking maternal hyperglycemia.

In obstetrics, fetal glucose steal refers to fetal hyperinsulinemia steepens the maternal-fetal glucose gradient, drawing glucose to the fetus and masking maternal hyperglycemia. This meaning comes from Desoye (2016) in Diabetologia.[1]

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Desoye, G., & Nolan, C. J. (2016). The fetal glucose steal: an underappreciated phenomenon in diabetic pregnancy. Diabetologia, 59(6), 1089-1094. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-016-3931-6

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